This week on “Sunday Morning” (April 19)

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COVER STORY: Former judges speak out on Trump admin’s immigration court purges | Watch Video
Tens of hundreds of individuals, together with US residents, are presently detained by ICE following President Trump’s promise of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Meanwhile, greater than 200 immigration judges, who adjudicate asylum and immigration instances, have been fired, pressured out or retired, and are being changed by what are marketed as “deportation judges.” “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with former immigration judges in regards to the administration’s present practices, which they are saying deny defendants their day in court docket, working counter to the legislation.

EXTRA WEBSITE: Daniel Caudillo on immigration judges and due process (Video)
Professor Daniel Caudillo, director of the Jim and Leah Finley Immigration Law Clinic at Texas Tech University School of Law, additionally served as an immigration choose in Laredo, Texas. In this internet unique, he talks with “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel about impacts on immigration judges right this moment; and the significance of defending due course of.

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ALMANAC: April 19 (Video)
“Sunday Morning” seems again at historic occasions on this date.

HEADLINES: Strait of Hormuz remains closed, as Iran blames US blockade (Video)
Iran’s navy shut down the Strait of Hormuz simply in the future after declaring it open. Tehran is vowing the shutdown will proceed till the US blockade is lifted – one other hurdle for persevering with peace talks. Correspondent Charlie D’Agata reviews from Tel Aviv, the place a short lived truce between Israel and Lebanon has introduced some calm for the primary time in almost six weeks.

ARTS: Crafting a legacy out of wood | Watch Video
Woodworker George Nakashima (1905-1990), thought of a large of twentieth century furnishings design, was a pacesetter of the American craft motion. His legacy is constant via his daughter, Mira, who took the reins of the corporate he based, Nakashima Woodworkers. Mo Rocca talks with Mira about producing not solely her father’s iconic designs, but additionally her personal items.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Woodworker George Nakashima (YouTube Video)
In this Feb. 19, 1989 “Sunday Morning” profile, corresponding Faith Daniels talked with Nakashima at his New Hope, Pa., workshop about his fascinating historical past; his aesthetics; and creating magnificence from wooden – what he calls “that relationship between natural things and the human psyche.”

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EARTH DAY TRIPTYCH #1: Using the ocean to power data centers | Watch Video
The renewable vitality firm Panthalassa says it has an answer to the proliferation of AI information facilities, which eat large quantities of vitality and are the reason for elevated carbon air pollution: sea-based information facilities, powered by wave vitality. Correspondent David Pogue examines what Panthalassa’s different to land-based information facilities might imply.

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BUSINESS: Selling cars for a song (Video)
When opera singer Andrew Hiers took a aspect gig as a automobile salesman in Cocoa, Florida, his expertise was not as evident on the showroom flooring. But as soon as the bass-baritone posted a video of himself singing a automobile’s praises, his gross sales hit a excessive notice. Luke Burbank reviews.

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PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
“Sunday Morning” remembers among the notable figures who left us this week.

US: Seeking accountability in trucking accidents | Watch Video
In 2024, roughly 5,000 individuals died in accidents involving vans, up greater than 50% from 15 years in the past. And whereas a brand new proposed legislation would strengthen enforcement in opposition to truck drivers, security advocates say it should do nothing in opposition to freight brokers – intermediary corporations that usually rent companies with poor security information. Correspondent Jim Axelrod reviews on the tragic tales of victims of trucking accidents, and efforts to carry brokers accountable.

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EARTH DAY TRIPTYCH #2: Breeding a greater bread
Over the previous century, the cultivation and processing of wheat has led to strains of grain which are much less nutritious, much less flavorful, and extra susceptible to local weather change. The researchers at Breadlab, at Washington State University, try to breed sorts of complete grains which are higher for farmers, customers – and style buds. David Pogue reviews.

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STAGE: “Proof”: Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri make their Broadway bows
Celebrated actors Don Cheadle and Ayo Edebiri are each making their Broadway debuts in a revival of David Auburn’s Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning “Proof,” a few sensible arithmetic professor with mental-health points, and his daughter with problems with her personal. Cheadle and Edebiri speak with Tracy Smith about exploring the dynamics of a parent-child relationship, and the way their off-stage relationship helps them on-stage.

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ARTS: A portrait of portraitist Michael Shane Neal
Michael Shane Neal, maybe America’s biggest residing portraitist, lately fulfilled a long-held ambition: to color a residing president. He talks with correspondent Martha Teichner about producing a portrait of former President Joe Biden. He additionally discusses “being in the zone” whereas portray a portrait; following within the footsteps of well-known artists Everett Raymond Kinstler and John Singer Sargent; and turning into a TikTok vogue icon.

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EARTH DAY TRIPTYCH #3: Cementing a extra sustainable different to concrete
The course of of creating 30 billion tons of concrete yearly produces extra carbon air pollution than all of the world’s ships and plans put collectively. Now, the North Carolina and Denmark-based Biomason is utilizing biotechnology, together with naturally-occurring microbes, to create “biocement” that is simply as sturdy however emits a lot much less CO2. David Pogue reviews.

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MARATHON: Stories behind modern technology (YouTube Video)This “CBS Sunday Morning” marathon chronicles the rise of the digital age, from 90s web startups to wearable tech, and options interviews with key figures like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Tim Cook. Featuring:

• Elon Musk and web startups vs. Microsoft
• Four younger web entrepreneurs
• Smartwatches, the newest in wearable devices
• Happy tenth birthday, iPhone
• David Pogue on your evolving smartphone
• A go to into the “Cloud”
• How Intel was born
• Meet Amazon’s robots
• The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine
• David Sedaris on speaking again to Siri
• Big Tech’s massive guess on nuclear energy
• Apple: The first 50 years

GALLERY: Notable deaths in 2026
A glance again on the esteemed personalities who left us this 12 months, who touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.

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